The Alameda County Transportation Commission (abbreviated as ACTC or as Alameda CTC ) is a government agency responsible for planning of county-wide transportation efforts, allocating of funding to street, highway, bicycle, pedestrian, and transit programs, and management of select construction projects across Alameda County, California .
5-405: Alameda CTC is a joint powers authority and a congestion management agency . Current planning initiatives include redesigning surface arterial roads that run the length of the county such as San Pablo Avenue and East 14th Street . Alameda CTC is responsible for administering and distributing funds from a voter-approved sales tax (Measure BB, 2014). Other local sources of funds administered by
10-754: The commission include a voter-approved vehicle registration fee (Measure F, 2010). The commission is also responsible for helping to allocate and distribute regional, state, and federal transportation funds in collaboration with the Bay Area-wide Metropolitan Transportation Commission . Alameda CTC also funds and operates the Alameda County Safe Routes to School program. Current capitol projects constructed and managed by Alameda CTC include high-occupancy toll lanes along I-680 and I-580 . Alameda CTC uses Measure BB sales tax funds to augment and extend funding for
15-486: The operation of transit service in the county. Transit service operators utilizing these funds include AC Transit , Altamont Corridor Express , BART , WHEELS , WETA , Union City Transit , and the proposed Valley Link . Joint powers authority A joint powers authority ( JPA ) is an entity permitted under the laws of some U.S. states , whereby two or more public authorities (e.g. local governments , or utility or transport districts), not necessarily located in
20-408: The powers inherent in all of the participating agencies. The authorizing agreement states the powers the new authority will be allowed to exercise. The term, membership, and standing orders of the board of the authority must also be specified. The joint authority may employ staff and establish policies independently of the constituent authorities. Joint powers authorities receive existing powers from
25-561: The same state, may jointly exercise any power common to all of them. Joint powers authorities may be used where: Joint powers authorities are particularly widely used in California (where they are permitted under Section 6502 of the Government Code ), but they are also found in other states. A joint powers authority is distinct from the member authorities; they have separate operating boards of directors. These boards can be given any of
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